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Isiphetho Sesifikile
1 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi elizweni lako-Israyeli:
‘Isiphetho! Isiphetho sesifikile
emagumbini amane elizwe.
3 Isiphetho sesifikile kini
njalo ngizakwehlisela ulaka lwami phezu kwenu.
Ngizalahlulela ngokumayelana lezenzo zenu
ngiliphe imivuzo kukho konke ukwenza kwenu okunengekayo.
4 Kangiyikulikhangela ngesihawu
loba ngiliyekele,
ngeqiniso ngizalinika umvuzo wezenzo zenu
kanye lowokwenza kwenu okunengekayo phakathi kwenu.
Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo.’
5 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi ukuthi:
‘Umonakalo! Umonakalo ongakaze ubonakale!
Khangela, uyeza.
6 Isiphetho sesifikile!
Isiphetho sesifikile!
Sizivusele ukumelana lani.
Bona, sesifikile!
7 Incithakalo isifikile kini,
kini lina elihlala elizweni.
Isikhathi sesifikile,
ilanga selisondele;
kulokuphamazela,
hatshi intokozo, phezu kwezintaba.
8 Sekuseduze ukuba ngithululele ulaka lwami phezu kwenu
ngiqedele ukuthukuthela kwami kini.
Ngizalahlulela ngokumayelana lezenzo zenu
ngiliphe imivuzo kukho konke ukwenza kwenu okunengekayo.
9 Kangiyikulikhangela ngesihawu,
kangiyikuliyekela,
ngizalinika umvuzo ngokumayelana lezenzo zenu
kanye lokwenza okunengekayo phakathi kwenu.
Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi yimi mina Thixo otshayayo.
10 Usuku selukhona!
Bona, selufikile!
Incithakalo isipatshakile,
induku isihlumile,
ukuziphakamisa sekuqhakazile.
11 Udlakela selukhule
lwaba yinduku yokujezisa ububi;
kakho ebantwini ozatshiywa;
kakho kuleliya xuku,
akula notho,
akulalutho oluligugu.
12 Isikhathi sesifikile,
usuku selufikile.
Umthengi kangathokozi
kumbe umthengisi abe lusizi,
ngoba ulaka luphezu kwexuku lonke.
13 Umthengisi kayikuyifumana
impahla eyathengiswayo,
nxa owathengisayo lowathengayo besaphila,
ngoba umbono ngexuku lonke
kawuyikuhlehliselwa emuva.
Ngenxa yezono zabo kakho lamunye wabo
ozalondoloza ukuphila kwakhe.
14 Loba bekhalisa icilongo
benze izinto zonke zilunge,
kakho ozakuya empini,
ngoba ulaka lwami luphezu kwexuku lonke.
15 Ngaphandle kulempi,
ngaphakathi kulesifo lendlala,
labo abasemaphandleni
bazabulawa ngenkemba,
njalo labo abaphakathi kwedolobho
bazaqothulwa yindlala lesifo.
16 Bonke abaphunyukayo babaleke
bazakuba sezintabeni,
bebubula njengamajuba asezigodini,
yilowo lalowo ngenxa yezono zakhe.
17 Izandla zonke zizaxega,
lamadolo wonke abe buthakathaka njengamanzi.
18 Bazagqoka amasaka
babe lokwesaba.
Ubuso babo buzakuba lehlazo
lamakhanda abo aphucwe.
19 Bazalahlela isiliva sabo emigwaqweni,
legolide labo lizakuba njengento engcolileyo.
Isiliva sabo legolide labo
akuyikwanelisa ukubakhulula
ngosuku lolaka lukaThixo.
Bangeke baqede ukulamba kwabo
kumbe bagcwalise izisu zabo,
ngoba sekubenze bakhubeka esonweni.
20 Babeziqhenya ngeziceciso zabo ezinhle
abazisebenzisa ekwenzeni izithombe zabo ezinengekayo.
Benza lemifanekiso yabo enyanyekayo,
ngakho ngizakwenza kube yinto engcolileyo kubo.
21 Ngizanika inotho yabo njengempango kwabezizwe
lakwababi basemhlabeni njengezinto ezithunjiweyo,
njalo bazakungcolisa.
22 Ngizasusa ubuso bami kubo,
njalo bazangcolisa indawo yami eligugu;
abaphangi bazangena,
bayingcolise.
23 Lungisani amaketane
ngoba ilizwe ligcwele ukuchitheka kwegazi
ledolobho ligcwele udlakela.
24 Ngizaletha izizwe ezimbi kakhulu
ukuthi zithathe izindlu zabo.
Ngizaqeda ukuzigqaja kwabalamandla
lezindawo zabo ezingcwele zizangcoliswa.
25 Lapho ukwesaba kufika,
bazafuna ukuthula.
26 Kuzafika umonakalo phezu komonakalo,
lamahungahunga phezu kwamahungahunga.
Bazadinga umbono kumphrofethi,
ukufundiswa komthetho ngumphristi akusoze kube khona
lokweluleka kwabadala kuzaphela.
27 Inkosi izalila,
inkosana izaphelelwa lithemba,
lezandla zabantu belizwe zizaqhaqhazela.
Kubo ngizakwenza okumayelana lezenzo zabo.
Ngizabahlulela ngemithetho yabo.
Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo.’ ”